Rubberbandits star Blindboy Boatclub says he can't afford to live in the Dublin.

Blindboy, whose real name is Dave Chambers, said living in the capital was not an option for him, due to him keeping a low profile and remaining anonymous.

In an interview for Jarlath Regan's podcast, An Irishman Abroad, the Limerick native said the Rubberbandits had turned down a large sum of money for an advertising gig recently.

He explained that the comedy duo had been offered "an absurd amount of money" to star in an ad campaign, singing reworked lyrics.

Blindboy Boatclub from The Rubberbandits (Image: Gareth Chaney)

"Enough money to pay for half a mortgage and I couldn't do it," the comedian revealed.

"I can earn a living and I'm happy with that. For my career I should be living in Dublin. I can't afford to live in Dublin.

"I still don't have a house. I'm still trying to get a mortgage. But I'm not complaining. I can pay my way, I don't have worries with money," he added.

Blindboy added that his anonymity allows him to have a normal life and pursue different career options outside his main job.

"I did a Masters degree two years ago. I have all these options for employment available to me.

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"I can do all this stuff because I don't have the spectacle of celebrity in my life. If I had a face and was walking around as a human being, an entertainer, I don't think I'd be able to turn down those big jobs on the grounds of integrity because I wouldn't have many other options open to me," he said.

Blindboy added that he knows he could make more money without his plastic bag mask but believes this could have a negative impact on his wellbeing.

"I could take the bag off, rock up to RTE and I'm sure they'd give me a job as a presenter and I'd be grand, but I don't know, would I be happy?